Bone Up on Food Trivia by Following @chalkpointnyc

Chalk Point Kitchen, the new restaurant in the old Tailor space from Matt Levine and chef Joe Isidori, does not have an active website where you can read the menu or look at the hours of operation. But it does have a Twitter account that spews out food-related factoids. These facts might be related to their purveyors, although it's not totally clear. Take a look:

The powerful phytonutrients that give beets their deep crimson color may help to ward off cancer.

— Chalk Point Kitchen (@ChalkPointNYC) April 4, 2014

An European-style bakeshop nestled in TriBeCa, New York, @GrandaisyBakery specializes in rustic Italian breads and pastries.

— Chalk Point Kitchen (@ChalkPointNYC) April 9, 2014

The fermentation that produces #blackgarlic reduces the pungent odor, making it more palatable and appealing to some people.

— Chalk Point Kitchen (@ChalkPointNYC) March 23, 2014

Black pepper stimulates the taste buds in a way that an alerts the stomach to increase hydrochloric acid, thereby improving digestion.

— Chalk Point Kitchen (@ChalkPointNYC) March 17, 2014

#Rutabagas have a low carbohydrate content, making them a good substitute for potatoes.

— Chalk Point Kitchen (@ChalkPointNYC) March 17, 2014

#GrassFedBeef is leaner, lower in calories, and contains extra Omega-3s.

— Chalk Point Kitchen (@ChalkPointNYC) March 20, 2014

#Beets are a great source of energy if you need a pick-me-up. They are high in sugar, yet low in calories!

— Chalk Point Kitchen (@ChalkPointNYC) March 24, 2014

#Kalustyan's opened the specialty food store at its present location in 1944.

— Chalk Point Kitchen (@ChalkPointNYC) April 8, 2014

Located in the #Bronx, @gustiamo is a premier selector, importer and distributor of authentic artisanal foods from all regions of Italy.

— Chalk Point Kitchen (@ChalkPointNYC) April 8, 2014

Located in @ChelseaMarketNY, @Buonitalia_ is one of the best choices in NYC for imported Italian ingredients.

— Chalk Point Kitchen (@ChalkPointNYC) April 7, 2014

The sweet red beet root that most people think of as a "beet" today wasn't cultivated until the era of ancient Rome.

— Chalk Point Kitchen (@ChalkPointNYC) April 4, 2014

Here's Chalkpoint's Twitter bio: "A market to table menu w/ locally sourced multicultural influences, dedicated to everything NYC along w/ it's surroundings has to offer."

Chalk Point Kitchen
527 Broome St., Soho
212-390-0327
@ChalkPointNYC
Now open